Rivas breaks the French dominion at SX series

In front of more than 100.000 visitors, who have filled up the grand stands of the 67° edition of International Motorcycle Expo, the Round # 4 of the European Supercross Championship has taken place. A spectacular location for this race that every year enriches the Saturday afternoon of EICMA. The French riders have been the protagonists again with Coulon (Suzuki Team Valenti) and Izoird (Suzuki) on the top. But between the two fighters there is Rivas (Kawasaki Espana) playing gooseberry. Coming out from several physical problems to his eyes and the right hand, he hasn’t been able to express his-self in the best way till this moment, during the European Championship.

It is an amazing Izoird the one in Milan, where he seems to be a step ahead the other. A bad start in the first final, but after the second lap he already keeps the first place: thanks to some great surpasses he easy shows who is the reigning European Supercross champion. In a progressive way he increases his advantage on his conational Coulon, who has to pay attention on his back to Rivas. First finish cut for Izoird, while there is a sort of bagarre over his shoulders, between Coulon and Rivas, who surpasses the French at the last but one lap, to the “S” turn at the end of the starting lane.

Final#2 seems to be the copy of the first: Izoird start jumps and Rivas, after a start in late, recovers and surpasses Coulon. But this time Fabien is not so lucky, in fact his back wheel get punctured just four laps before the finish, forcing him to slow. So Rivas is able to reduce the distance and conquests a heat victory valid for the absolute victory of the Round# 4 of SX Series.

After him Coulon is on the third absolute place, and Izoird defends the second place from his conational Martin (Husqvarna Factory), sixth at the end of the race. Good performance also for Rombault (Kawasaki), who during his “European” debut gains the fifth absolute place, good De Martis (Honda) too thanks to a first brilliant final.

For the Rookies class the fight between Cucini (Ufo Corse Maglia Azzurra), Zecchina (Ufo Corse Maglia Azzurra) and Monticelli (Suzuki Bonamigo), and is this last one who gains the Main Event winning the red plate of the absolute Championship’s Leader. Second position for Zecchina, and third the Tuscan Cucini. Great emotions for these young talents, not so used to compete in front of a so incredible hand clapping public.

The Round#4 ends with a classifications SX1 and SX Rookies twisting. In SX1 Izoirdconquests the leadership and, like one year ago, candidate himself for the European title.

In SX Rookies Monticelli bites the first place but just for two points ahead Cucini and five ahead Zecchina: anything is not yet decided and Genova will be the final place!

21 RIVAS Manuel ESP Kaw 450 4t SX1 Kawasaki España 12 08:43.467 42.431 3 – -
2 5 COULON Cyrille FRA Suz 450 4t SX1 Suzuki Valenti MX R 12 08:51.427 42.597 2 07.960 07.960
3 1 IZOIRD Fabien FRA Suz 450 4t SX1 . 12 08:58.170 41.961 2 14.703 06.743
4 8 MARTIN Cristophe FRA Hus 450 4t SX1 Husqvarna Factory 12 09:02.293 44.694 8 18.826 04.123
5 65 VANNI Julien FRA Hon 450 4t SX1 MB Team 12 09:07.488 44.393 4 24.021 05.195
6 519 ROMBAULT Loic FRA Kaw 450 4t SX1 . 12 09:10.695 44.682 10 27.228 03.207
7 62 SALLEFRANQUE Josse FRA Hon 450 4t SX1 . 12 09:13.270 45.496 2 29.803 02.575
8 991 MANNEVY Cedric FRA Suz 450 4t SX1 Toshiba Suzuki Racin 12 09:14.998 45.349 3 31.531 01.728
9 11 DEMARTIS Stephan FRA Hon 450 4t SX1 . 12 09:17.779 44.905 5 34.312 02.781
10 211 ALBERTO Paulo POR Suz 250 4t SX1 Sarl Pereira Goldentyr 11 09:10.777 45.841 3 1 Giro 1 Giro
11 24 VONGSANA Khounsith FRA Suz 250 4t SX1 Suzuki Valenti MX R 4 03:08.974 45.862 4 8 giri 7 giri
12 511 DAMI Stefano ITA Hon 450 4t SX1 PVD Racing 2 01:31.086 47.538 2 10 giri 2 giri

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